Chapter 933: Munich Agreement in the Far East II

And what about Russia? The eastern front is long and the density of troops has decreased, which is conducive to offensive but not defensive. At the same time, Russia has a huge population. To put it bluntly, it is possible for Russia to mobilize troops to reach Britain and France, but it lacks industry and weapons!

At present, the best way to break this deadlock is naturally to reopen the connection between the two. Of course, it is impossible to get through from the Western European continent. If it can get through, the war would be over... So the only and most convenient option is naturally to start with this broiler of Turkey! As long as the Dardanelles is opened, the strait is about 61 kilometers long, 1.2 to 6 kilometers wide, 55 meters deep and 82 meters deep, and the equipment and equipment from Britain and France can be shipped to Russia continuously. , The resource allocation of the Allies will be more reasonable. This strategic improvement can be described as earth-shaking.

Moreover, Constantinople is the capital of Turkey. It is surrounded by Turkey’s most well-equipped naval base, an important arsenal and a heavy industrial base. If this battle can be solved smoothly, it will not only be the restoration of Britain, France and Russia. There was a traffic problem between the two countries, and the Allied Mediterranean Fleet was also easily cleaned up, and Turkey, which lost its capital, might choose to surrender immediately, right?

The reason why Britain and France did not immediately start this action was for two reasons. One was that the Mediterranean fleet of the Allied countries was not compatible. The four fast battleships equivalent to the Scharnhorst, four queens can't fight it! The fundamental reason that the French Navy can barely maintain the situation lies in the huge former dreadnought cannon fodder and the two battleships provided by Italy. More than defensive, offensive? Save it.

Another reason is that there are not enough soldiers in the hands of Britain and France. To lay down the Dardanelles and even Constantinople requires not only the navy, but also the army. The navy only provides a basis for victory, a necessary condition, but it is not sufficient! Still need hundreds of thousands of soldiers to fight hard!

In history, why is the battle for the Dardanelles the largest battle in the history of the world? This makes sense! This battle has been fought for ten months! The Allied Powers are not considered navy, and there are 480,000 landing troops alone! Among them, the number of people who lost due to war dead, captured, injured, missing and other reasons was as high as 252,000! Among them, 44,000 died! The 500,000 troops invested by Turkey also cost 218,000 casualties, and the deaths amounted to 66,000! And all this is just for the 60-kilometer strait!

Of course, there are no traversers among the British, and naturally they don't know how much blood they will shed on this front in the future. However, thinking about the terrible geographical environment of the Dardanelles and the four super-dreadnought ships armed to the teeth, the British feel guilty. Although I don't know how many people will die, but many people will die, this has almost formed a consensus. So, how can 60,000 Japanese soldiers be enough? Isn't this a beggar? !

Thinking of this, Campbell's idea immediately came through! "60,000? This is just the number of three divisions, and we are on the Western Front. Maybe within two days, we will lose so many people. (The author Jun vaguely remembers the largest day in the war. The number of casualties seems to be 50,000?!) And in order to carry out this landing battle, we need absolute naval force suppression!" Campbell said.

"Damn?! It's done?" Kataro was overjoyed at Campbell's statement! I am not afraid that the other party will not negotiate terms. Negotiating terms means that the other party has agreed to this plan in principle! Besides, don’t think Kataro is an army, but the army’s senior officials really didn’t see how heavy the lives of ordinary soldiers were. Unless there is their son...

"Every month, I mean, every month, the number of soldiers and laborers sent by the Japanese government to Europe should not be less than 120,000. Your country is also a member of the Allied Powers. We consider Japan’s difficulties as a Far Eastern country. , So we did not ask your country to provide weapons and supplies. We just need troops! Your country has a population of 50 million, which is more than the British Empire and the French Republic, and we have tried our best to support your country’s operations in the Far East. If we lose, would it? Do you really think Japan can retain the fruits of its victory?" Campbell said.

"120,000?! To Europe, which is tens of thousands of miles away from the Japanese Empire, do we have to pay such a large population every month?" Kataro's face looked a little ugly. It has been several months for the Japanese army to participate in battles in the European battlefield, although it is now There are tens of thousands of troops, but the cruelty and bloodiness of the Western Front is beyond the imagination of the Japanese. After the Russians were destroyed, the Japanese army, which considered itself a first-class army power, arrived on the European battlefield and was taught to be a man every minute. !

Then the Japanese understood that the modern war was fought like this! Knowing that bayonets and meatballs cannot stop artillery shells, the casualties of the Japanese on the European front have also skyrocketed. The highest record was when the French launched an offensive together. Within a day, all the casualties and captured persons who participated in the war exceeded five figures... What is the concept of tm? During the Russo-Japanese War ~www.wuxiaspot.com~, although the attack on Highland 203 was **** and killed tens of thousands of people, it was not like in the European battlefield, where tens of thousands of people were killed or injured in one day! Then the Japanese were frightened, frightened by the gameplay of European powers...

Such a high number of casualties is not that the Japanese cannot afford it, but that it feels worthless. A group of European countries are fighting, and Japan is fine with tens of thousands of deaths and injuries every month. Can it be committed? If it’s history, it certainly wouldn’t, but it’s different now. Let’s not say that the Americans and Japanese have become deadly enemies. Without the tiger skin raised by the banner of the Allies, Japan would be in a more difficult situation. If Japan wants to continue to expand its sphere of influence, it needs the support of the British. Moreover, for these soldiers, Britain and France paid for it! Just think of them as mercenaries!

"We need to discuss this again. If you agree in principle, I think today's talk will be enough. As for the remaining details, we can leave it to other professionals to discuss, for example, how many troops we send and how many workers we send. "As the prime minister, it is impossible for Katsutaro to do it himself. How many soldiers are dispatched each month, or how many laborers are dispatched, does not need him to participate in the discussion. So even if you can set the tone today, even if the task is completed, the UK does not seem to intend to pass by.

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